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Case reference FOI2026/00393

Received 14 April 2026

Published 3 June 2026

Request

Dear Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, Please provide the number of inspections of regulated premises (including manufacturers, distributors, and clinical trial sites) carried out by the MHRA in each calendar year from 2018 to the most recent year available. If possible, please: provide a breakdown by inspection type (e.g. GMP, GDP, GCP or other categories used internally); and provide the data in CSV or Excel format. If any part of this request is likely to exceed the cost limit, please advise how it may be refined.

Response

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Documents

• FOI2026_00393 (redacted).pdf (708.1 KB)

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